Handle assembly for fishing reel

Abstract

A handle assembly has a handle arm mounted to a fore-end of a handle shaft, a handle grip rotatively mounted to one end of the handle arm, and a rotation support portion made of a metal for rotatively mounting the handle grip to handle arm. The handle grip is a substantially egg-shaped member made of a synthetic resin, and is rotatively provided on the outward side of the rotation support portion. The handle grip is shaped such that the user can grip the whole of the handle grip with his palm. The handle grip also has first through fourth recesses such that the user can grasp the handle grip by attaching the thumb to the third recess, or pinch the handle grip between the thumb and fingertips by placing the thumb and index finger in the first and second recesses. Accordingly, it is possible to conduct high-speed winding easily.

1. A handle assembly for a fishing reel, the handle assembly being adapted to be mounted to a fore-end of a handle shaft of the fishing reel, said fishing-reel handle assembly comprising:
 a handle arm adapted to be mounted to the fore-end of the handle shaft; 
 a rotation support portion rotatably mounted to a fore-end of said handle arm; and 
 a handle grip non-rotatably mounted to said rotation support portion, said handle grip having
 a body portion shaped such that a contour of said handle grip is substantially egg-shaped, wherein the user can hold said body portion with substantially the entire surface of a palm, and 
 a plurality of recesses formed on said body portion wherein the user can pinch at least two of said recesses between the thumb and a fingertip, said two recesses being formed in locations in said handle grip in symmetry with respect to a rotational axis of said handle grip. 
 
 
   
   
     2. The fishing-reel handle assembly as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein
 at least one of said recesses of said handle grip is in the vicinity of a portion of said handle grip to which said rotation support portion is mounted. 
 
   
   
     3. The fishing-reel handle assembly as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein
 said handle grip is formed such that a cross sectional shape of said handle grip is substantially T-shaped. 
 
   
   
     4. The fishing-reel handle assembly as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein
 said two recesses are formed on opposite sides of said contour of said body portion, wherein the user can clamp said handle grip by attaching the thumb and the index finger to said two recesses to apply force thereto. 
 
   
   
     5. The fishing-reel handle assembly as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein
 another of said recesses is formed on said body portion so as to be able to face said handle arm. 
 
   
   
     6. A fishing-reel handle assembly adapted to be mounted to a fore-end of a handle shaft of the fishing reel, said fishing-reel handle assembly comprising:
 a handle arm adapted to be mounted to the fore-end of the handle shaft; 
 a rotation support portion rotatably mounted to a fore-end of said handle arm; and 
 a handle grip non-rotatably mounted to said rotation support portion, said handle grip having
 a body portion shaped such that a contour of said handle grip is substantially egg-shaped, wherein the user can hold said body portion with substantially the entire surface of a palm, and 
 a recess formed on said body portion wherein the user can pinch said recess between the thumb and a fingertip. 
 
 wherein 
 said handle grip has another recess that is formed on an axial side of said body portion away from said rotation support portion and on a side closer to the user, wherein the user can grip said handle grip by attaching the thenar eminence to said recess on the side closer to the user to apply force thereto. 
 
   
   
     7. A fishing-reel handle assembly adapted to be mounted to a fore-end of a handle shaft of the fishing reel, said fishing-reel handle assembly comprising:
 a handle arm adapted to be mounted to the fore-end of the handle shaft; 
 a rotation support portion rotatably mounted to a fore-end of said handle arm; and 
 a handle grip non-rotatably mounted to said rotation support portion, said handle grip having
 a body portion shaped such that a contour of said handle grip is substantially egg-shaped, wherein the user can hold said body portion with substantially the entire surface of a palm, and 
 a recess formed on said body portion wherein the user can pinch said recess between the thumb and a fingertip, 
 
 wherein 
 said handle grip has another recess that is formed on an axial side of said body portion closer to said rotation support portion and on a side closer to the user, wherein the user can grasp said handle grip by attaching the thumb to said recess on the side closer to the user to apply force thereto. 
 
   
   
     8. A dual bearing reel, comprising:
 a reel unit having
 a pair of side plates disposed so as to have a predetermined gap therebetween, 
 a frame having a plurality of coupling members for coupling said side plates, and 
 a spool rotatively supported by said side plates for winding fishing line; and 
 
 a handle assembly disposed at one side of said reel unit for rotating said spool, said handle assembly including
 a handle arm adapted to be mounted to the fore-end of a handle shaft; 
 a rotation support portion rotatably mounted to a fore-end of said handle arm; and 
 a handle grip non-rotatably mounted to said rotation support portion, said handle grip having
 a body portion shaped such that a contour of said handle grip is substantially egg-shaped, wherein the user can hold said body portion with substantially the entire surface of a palm, and 
 a plurality of recesses formed on said body portion wherein the user can pinch at least two of said recesses between the thumb and a fingertip, said two recesses being formed in locations in said handle grip in symmetry with respect to a rotational axis of said handle grip. 
 
 
 
   
   
     9. The dual bearing reel as set forth in  claim 8 , wherein
 at least one of said recesses of said handle grip is in the vicinity of a portion of said handle grip to which said rotation support portion is mounted. 
 
   
   
     10. The dual bearing reel as set forth in  claim 8 , wherein
 said handle grip is formed such that a cross sectional shape of said handle grip is substantially T-shaped. 
 
   
   
     11. The dual bearing reel as set forth in  claim 8 , wherein
 said two recesses are formed on opposite sides on said egg-shaped contour of said body portion, wherein the user can clamp said handle grip by attaching the thumb and the index finger to said two recesses to apply force thereto. 
 
   
   
     12. The dual bearing reel as set forth in  claim 8 , wherein
 another of said plurality of recesses is formed on an axial side of said body portion away from said rotation support portion, to which the user attaches the thenar eminence so that the user can grip said handle grip. 
 
   
   
     13. The dual bearing reel as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein
 another of said plurality of recesses is formed on an axial side of said body portion closer to said rotation support portion, to which the user attaches the thumb so that the user can grasp said handle grip. 
 
   
   
     14. The dual bearing reel as set forth in  claim 8 , wherein
 another of said recesses is formed on said body portion so as to be able to face said handle arm.